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Date of Test : 25.05.2016

Medium of Questions: English

Question Paper Code: 072/2016

Exam Name: Assistant Engineer - Civil - Kshb/ Ksrtc - Sidco Assistant Engineer - Hydrology - Ground Water

PSC Assistant Engineer - Civil - Kshb/ Ksrtc - Sidco Assistant

Engineer - Hydrology - Ground Water Examination

Previous Year Question Paper

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(A) Onl',bore elstic liait(C) Only wiinin piastic lidii

The bendinc 4onant on a section b baxinuo

(B) Only within ebstic iitnii(D) Till bleakinc of subston@

(C) ftanstn8 sign

3. The bendi's 6ob€!t diact!6 aor

(A) A hia.gl€(c) A clbic pa.ahola

a autilewr 6F ins ufondy dBttrbur€d l@d s 'I bs :

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4, Tho noEetri of in€.tia of a cicrbr 8*lion,

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(D)

(B)

(D)

A pl!re which is oot subject dio3!earst4!diskno*!!5:(A) Cmpolldpl.re G) sinPre PI!@(c) Notr-6h€spb@ (D) ftiruipal Pla!€

tte uit ol torque it Sl dit i€:

8.

Id a €ntilder b.an i€.silo reinloreDe i6 prvjdeat :

(A) O.btoabeaa (B) On botton or bem

(C) Aidid'U€olbedd (D) On tot anil botton ofb€am

Eul€lr fodda ir not vald for bilil .teal @luuo slo! llcndsrn€$ ratio i6 :

(B) N*ion'ne$6 (Nn)

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9. lrr tbickness ofcyli!tuicat Bheii is desicned od lhe bacis of:(A) Lnsrtudina! ctre€6 (B) B€rilins Btres(c) Circunlerential stre$ (D) lt@! slr.s

r0. Tl'e Btr*. at qhicl ! naterial lractes(A) R€sidual .r.e3s(C) Endudnce linii

und€r ]rrc€ numbdr ofFv.Erl ot.tresoed i. cslled:

l!,

(A) 'r\ice (B) 4 tjre3(c) 3 tines (D) 16t'aes

A eil h.viw uniloEity o€ficicnt led6 .!an 4 is crned :

(A) Unifom (B) Fina

(C) Coehe (D) WeI srdd.d soil

Th€ nxiDM sia ofclay pdiicle ir :

(A) 0.1nd (B) 0.03 nn(C) 0.002 nn (D) 0.000, nn

the rario betw€e! tho totrl volune of voi& dd the total vollne of solids is catl.d :

(A) void .,tio (B) Pmiry(C) Void ffrcrion (D) Solid ieiion

The nGt deu,re neihod of {tet€.ninirs tlE sater ontent in s @ple of sn is :(A) Sandbdth nethod (B) Calim.ebide nerbod(O ov€n iFring mathod (D Alcohol nothod

w.t sieve amlvois of fire pa.lides is dole if loarly oll $il lartidea pa$ tbelsh dquare

11. In a close.l cojled h€lical sprins sobjeclod to rxirl !oad, otrier qlatriities remaininc th€ srheif ft€ wi4 dilset€. is doubled, lLcn tI. sti6)e$ of tla sp.irg dEn coolaEd to the o.isilalore. wiU becone:

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13,

10,

( ) 0.075 mn(O 0.212 nD

rt. nre plmticity i.dex is equal to :

(A) Liquid linii - Shrinli,s€ li!:it(C) Pbriic liDit - Liquid li4il

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(D)

Nith n laltiDg be,d pcincfub.le. cqurl rincbr and againlfon htr t hj lbehrlb(honcor

lfdurine n p.rneal,ilit} t,"si on ' so sanplcinle8tls !p noted lor drcp ol hexd from h, [email protected] $oun hon g(d?

(B)

(c)

(D)

hctrus€ptibl€ to liquefactio! are

S.ruraled 6ne end a€dium sndsSa tura ted clayB of ndrorm sjasaiuratad gravel and 6b6les

20, TtE .n8l€ bei*een tle honzontal ard lhc mdnDnnnatu.al proce$ F called :

(A) ^nele

ofinternal Liction

dope rhrt s $'l ssrueE rhtuugh

(D) Hydrqdrc glldient

21, A darura&d clay lay.. wilh sinele dratnasE lacc lakes 1 )€rE to attlin 50p,6 ddsroe of@rel'rlaiiotr If lhc cl4 laFr lkd Aouhl. tLdnd3e, rhcn tlrc line taken ro auaid s0% degrcoof dnsoldaiio. is:

A @ap'btiv€ly dudd.n reduction id volune ol B

(A) Pnn*r ehpe.sion(q Initialconsolidation

$il Duc udef an apphcd lu&d is0alod(B) Seendary obprcssio.(D) lnitial mopdction

The law ih,i 6t€tcs that lamin.r llos in a saturatd sil, rhs vel@ity i! direcdr prcporlionarto thc hrdraulic grudient j6 calod :

(B)

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(C) l,nc.y's law

2.1, A foundation is @ciddd ,6 sbslld if its deplh

(A) Uqual lo o!le$ than ib sidth(C) Grcaierthanits{jdth



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A Brin4e foudation b es.entialb e

(A) Sh8llor blodation(C) Spread lounddtio!

Mdaidu b.ding capacity can he €rpscred fion :

(A) Laoin.t€d nld

The tyr. of foudrtion suitable fo! ud.!(A) @et in situ con Fte piles

(C) Cortinwud foting

(B) Cohpsct coaF. sanil

Tte a@t @Enon .aopler urcil 6r obtailing(A) Split spo. sopler(O Op€n drive sarpler

Tlo ultinat. bearing capacity ol a sufa€

{O c,Bwlere . = uit 6n6ion, c" = u6n6ned @EpE..ire .rrenctb, aD.l B = wiilrh of fooring

30. Ne8ltiE 6kin friction o! d pil€ uniler relric€] @apEscire lo,d a.r. :

(A) Down*ail6 .Dd irea@. th€ l@d orryidc epaciry of rlD Dito(B) Dowlwards lnd Fdu@. rns bad @rying capacity of ile pile(C) Upsads qd ia@ase. ihe tosd eFyins @p&ity of !n€ pite(D) DowlEar& .dd n.htaind rhe sm. toad d,!ryi.s €pacfty of rhe pit€

31. An ideal nuid i5 one rhich :

(A) Oheys N€wt n'B ldw ol virtu3ity(B) Flow. tltreusn pip.. wirh l€at &icdon(C) 16 fri.tiod€$ .nd ineEDrer.ible(D) Satisde. corriNiry oquation

32, For a ourd D norion, rfpFg.xre ar a poDr rs saEe D all diFcrion6, rhe. lh. tud rs ed

(B) Pi€.foudarion(D) Steppeilfouldaiior

a dntubod edople of &il i. :

(B) TLin eau lbelby tlbe eEpl€r(D) Pist n Bdhple!

rtdp footira otr cLy, a@rain! t TeragLi.

(B) 6.14.(D) e.

(B) A mn Newtorian tuirl(D) AN€wtoda. nrid

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33. The poinl a! wlich ihc Fsultani prcssure on ar innersed surfaF acB on itis kno$na3:

(D) ceniaoipasure

ol liquid larticleo at ,]l sudiont of t]re pipe o. cbdel tre

t!6 princjpal of conBdaijoa ot :

(A) Ce.lrc ofgravitY

(C) Ccnlreofihne.sd

3,L A now in *hich the vel4iti€3

(A) Unifod [o*(C) Tubulent flo*

36. Berrculus rndoren dcals wirh

(A) Monenins

36. lito! tnbe ii , devi@ usod in

(A) D'*harce(c) velait,

(B) Dne|gr,

(D) !o@

the Flo*ing nuiil for nessurcnert ol :

(B) Pre$ure

(D) I{in€ti cnelgy

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(D)

8?, A hyrLqraph i! a plot of :

(A) Pmclpit tion aeain.t tino(C) R@rd€d run olf astin.i timc

Unit by&ls.aph ddfiod io! flood $tinttion is

(A) l{c€ batinr

(C) snojl and nediub 3izil basi!

An aquifer tlst tu @nfled ar bollah aril t p E

(,{) Palti{lly @.6ned aquifer

lC) Utdn6ncd aquirer

(B) Sudace run olT acaimt tinc(D) SireEn now asainst timc

G) Connncd aquile.

(D) Seui-confinedaquifi:r

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40,

'O. W.i6 @.struci.d on pcrlesbre foundoiio. de

(A) Apilgq utrin(C) c.shi.s

.11, fiabi .r.ts pertain to :

(A) Mo$@. @'etr(C) Winter &a$n



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.r4. TIe n€as@ of rhe anout, ro shichn,bnal i! Ear.., is crled :

43- D€n.ntsry po6te oL SRety dam s :

,(2, Duly .f a @nal watcf n expr66&d in :

{A) Cum*e(c) MiuinerE

(A) Colour

(O pu

46, Blue baby di.ed* i3 cau*d in

(A) Mklt€s(C) Sulpbjdes

.10- The €Dnorly used indi@ror fo.(A) Sodiumrhiosulphar.(() Edocirebe blacl T

(A) Rrng rysteo(c) Tr*.'rt.E

46. th€ &trlirs ofpldicle. in(A) Lensthoft!.t(C) DeptL oaiank

(A) Sup€nded elids

60. A codEonly uerl @g!l&r is :

(A) SodiuE

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righr b ad$rbed or a@ttercd by ihe supeait€.t

(B) Trrddiry(D) Acidiv

infaDt6 du€ ro drintjrg sarer, @,trining nisher

(B) clddiM(D) Chloid.s

neeu.irg noD onqilarior h ,ater n :

az The 3{itable Eetlbd for disrribqiioD .y.t€n

(B) Silrer ditlat€(D) 1, rOpheruthralino

for s city with hspherd srwth pariem jr :

(D) R.liculated.Fteb

. edrnedtatiort nl deFnt upon:

!9. A toatrtion urft i. u.uallv pmvided to rddm r

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59, The best erdnple of . .isid DarcD€dt is :

56, Anu ergmu.d plFsrse uscd hy pcdcBi.inns v.hicul haf6cel.istnor'oai:(A) Sub.say (B) Setrie turd

(C) Flyover (D) sidewalk

56, An idcal horizontal lrd$ition cudc should bc a:(A) gFo.hola (R) CiElu

(c) SpiJBl (D) Pdrdrora

5?, A mad @nrcctj ns onc town with anothcr 1o*n i! tnor't rs :

(A) Main roail (B) Hishvat(C) Country roait (D) Rins rcad

58. Ttu narinum uUNable rupei elevation is :

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(B) I in l5

(D) watar bound nacadan road

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61, ftun sepiist{nt rh{iefilutne nrd di6cl,nq:edinlo

(A) soal FLr (B) Drain!'le(c) O\idrtionpoDd @) r'uhlic hewar

52. Th. nuxrmun cf6cipncy ofBOD €mov{l ie a.l eEdin:(A) As.alcdlfleoons (D) Trnikling fit@rs

(C) Disestion tanl< (Dl Oxidario. ditch

53. Biochenniol ox] gen dehsnd of vasb$abr rcp6€n! :

(r\) Tot l corcentratioh olbiochonjoal matier

(D) Totalo.c!.ic oethr(C) ConccnlFtion!f biodesrndrblc o4snic naii.r(D) Conccntaii.nofclehicil! dcgmdablc o.gnnic dalt r

54. Bllkine ot sludso con bc conhoxed hy l



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60. FiEr operaiion durinc ihe derailed slrey ot d hiU rcsd ii

62. Besnnspl"r€s ors ued ioEr I

iA) Double he..led Eil6 io woode. €l€ep€$(B) Sinsle h.adeal raib ro woode! sl€.D€d(C) Flat foolad rsiL ro wed€o slcpeB(D) Fl,t f@t d.ailo to car imn.l@pers

63. A$n3€Dent nade b diveri irai.s lion o.e

iA) Railway point

{ ) flydblosical ed $it o!reyG) r.nciiudiml sufley and cm$ s*tjonins(C) Adjustnent.f aiis@elrO) Fnadon of b.!cl narks

'I'he hsnDun desisn sldienr tor verlical p.o6te df a rodd E :(A) Rulinc sladjenr (!) Linfting Fadienr(q Miniduhsadient (D) Maxinrn gladient

5'I. Dislance b€iven inner fa@s oI rhe Aans€s i6 kepr l

(A) Equal ro sargE disrlre (B) Slishily l€* rhatr $use distan@(c) Double anountofsllge disr.G (D) Etiehdy ioF rha. srus€ disbn@

55. The pla@ f,lEe a railvay tine ad a mad c@e(A) Gs @.(c) t€vel crceins

h&i. t sotha b c6lled :

(D) Reilway junction

erch od!€. ai rhe san€ Lrcrel :

G) Ranrsyjmction

55. Caug€ of a p€rmd€nt sdy is :

(A) Mirin@ digrahe b€rweor runnins fae ofraG(B) Widr! offoh.iion(C) Di6i{ne 6et*ccn celrbs ofrails(D) Di6t6@ b€t'en out€. t es of rait6

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67, The hind of srn€y Fort rtr shi.h cunaiu€ of e,rih tu isnored is tulled :

(A) Aen sun€t G) cologi@l suneY

(O Ceodeiicsurey (D) Pltt6FureY

64. As p€r lldirn standald sD€cidcation, the lcncth ofone linL in 30 merre cndin iB

(A) 20.n (B) ilo dn

(c) aocD (D) loc!

09. ExaEpla 6r an obstlcle iha! ob6tructs boih chdinins and.algi4:(A) Rive. (B) Llill@k

(C) ral<e (D) Buildlns

?0, The ins!runen! illt is t6ed for moasuFhen! ofansle.:(A) Csoilinetc! (B) Tellrrcbeter(cr) Sextdt (D) Telesep€

71. The naen.ti. beanrg ofd Ln. E 62'20 sd rhc nagna'c dP.l[duoD 5r rhar plar i3

2.50 pasl then th€ rru. b6adnsof'lsrlitu wiu b!(A) 6!. ?0 (B) 60030

(q 59'30 (D) 65'10

?2. tn r plln€ bble sdcy the pldltitg oI inr@cssible poinis can b. dons !v :

(A) Ifetbod ol intor*ctiotr (B) Mothoil orinbrpolation

(C) It€thod ol radiation (D) M€lhod oftlaversinc

?3. M€rn &r lev€l MSL i6 €stablished stur dnalvsiry th. tidal Oucruatiom ov€r a pdod of :

(A) 10 ye.rs (B) 16 Ysars

(O 19re'E (D) 5o Ycdi

7a. A er is ohs.Md t' 'ls

upp4 curniosbon *h€n ir i5 nonh ot 4D!h Thc la'rude oI rheplae orot*n*pn i.jr{f ii and dl, nrl'on of lhe dtar rs 60' N Tt€ hru'h dilbn6 oftlc

(a) 10' (B) 2Cf

(q 4cf (D) 80'

76, fte aethod of levolins it whicl tne heichts of nounkin' dF lound bv ot&ring tletenp€.ature at which watsr loils i6 *nNn as :

(C) €cip!@al lov6ling

(B) batubotric te*uing

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Tho lonsrh ota Ine ndseured wrth a zoa cha,nrm bbnc rhmuShout tlEtue@hent, rheD

(c) 63,!.420a

The rerti@l .li6iare tet*€en any two

(c) gd.izontql.quiv.l6nr

was found to b. 634.4 n If rle.hai, waa.rE iru.lensth oftle line is:(B) 635.986 n

coneftutiva 6obuE u loown as:

(A) Adjusti.eiheli!.orsisht(C) Adjusiug dF ve.ticar axi!

31. mo said "giv€ Eo blood and I wiU sik 'tr(A) Basat Si,cl

(c) rab tujpar R{i

SpiE test i. used itr p6r6a@!t djugtDelr of a rhsdolite ri,r :

G) Aqjustins th€ horiarrl dit(D) Adi@tins ilo plato t€rels

Tte b'sh€.tv,tuc 6r@6odr of FEacrrcn cun {tuil3.

The .ure havins varyins ndii anrl i,rtuducdd ,n betr€.n a sdogbt ald g ci4ute clpe i. :(A) v.rtiqlcure (B) Tt.nsjiion cun€(c) Clnpoundore (D) slp€r ercvauor

3r. wllo is rhe Ch.in.! of ihe National Fa@es CoDm.sron n r.dia?(A) co.wany (B) T.s. Barra(C) M,S, Swaminarh& (D) Alhok M€hta

8t. Wo..hare bo.!tN6d lh. @nepl o. .DiE.tive pfDcpl"s of sbF poli./ d@! rte

(B) subash Chsd& B@(D) Dadab}.i Nao@ji

(B) Fd@i6 llouddo(D) Ame sid&o

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(c) u.K.

34. Who is tne Pr.iderr ot Fdtr€?{A) t&enr Fabils(C) .I€an Yv6s IE DloiD

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45. Th. 'llll'.n$da B'eh mJssacrc t@k pbF,'n:

86. Tr'e fd irivdl M2nr nlad vas .oleb.ared o.ce i. l\y elw ye's .t thc b..ir of the riE. :

(A) Ireriyar (R) Bnua$spuzha

{c) l,rhpo (D) chriyur

8?. Df. B.R. Anbcdlar had desci[cd which of the fundanr.nta] lishr es thc hcart rnd 6oul'ol

(Il ltisht 16 oquul.iry (B) Rieht to FEcdoE

(C) Rieht to religion (D) nighi to .ongritniional .efredies

83. ttuntun i.l lelalionbctween Mion sovt. andsiat s aE discussed in ihe Indian constitution

( ) 266 - 273 (B) 265 - 270

(c) 26s 281 (D) t70-273

39. The nnme ftsocidtod witi "Migrabhojsndm" in Ke€] :

(A) sehod.eAyFppin (B) T.( iqadhrvrt(C) R. srnkd ,

(D) Mann*th Padbandbhan

90. IfOod*erctot lerate unt uchibjlily I souLd not re.orniae hin di Ood rl all'-Wha Frid rt?

(A) Dr. Rlrcndrqp.asail G) r.knanya Tilal(C) vinobd Aluv6 (D) MahaldacMd}i

91. l!'ho popoeed 'tho pEdnbld befN th€ Drafting Cobnitte of dre o$ritutron of lndia?

(A) D.R.Anbedler (B) KM. Munshi

(C) Sir ltishnaswani !$Tancar (D) Jaw'borlal Nehru

02, 'Privy ruae' rtu abolbhcd by whi.']r one of lhe loUowins dnstitution Amcrdmcnt Acis?

(0 *u, (B) 26d

(c) ,rz* (D) ,14&

(D) losseDredb..1921

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93. Tn. t.kayulE obd Upal.Lyd,td Ad sas 6E! pas*d rn :

( ) M'haradtra

(c) xdnataka

01. The @n@pt of public ldd@i liiigation ir(A) Creat€. Fed€ralilD(C) Ac@untability

96. who Eiled tne .bgl! "Do or Di€"?

(A) Bh4ath Sinsh

(C) Badruddjn Tyabjn

96, who oaJa ihat "erery Judg€ i! qn activiilt,(A) Jutic Fidayatnul'(C) Juetice lci6hnd Iyer

(B) Judici.l Sup.lEact(D) PadiaEeniarysworeisnty

(E) Mah'tEa Gatulhi

@) sardar Pattel

eilhe. on tle foqa.d g€ar o! on tle svers"?(B) J$t@ M,ridattiD) Ju.iics Dipak Mis.a

9?. men r non-n nberofplrlian€niioneDbe! ol parlj@€Dt sith i!?

{A) Th@ nonihs

{c) FiE months

98. Wlb ra. tne 6Bt Chief Minbb ofTrru-Eeli?(A) A.J. Jobn

(C) T.K N@ysD PiUai

9t- which of tbe fono*ile @Bnitt@ lussEsteiltuldab€nral duti* in the comtiiutior of Indi.?

inducteduio the @hcn of EDirErs hs bus! bMm€ a

(B)

iD) P.rabbilli Oovintta-Meno!

in l$ion of a 8.pemt€ cbapre.

SParM gidgl CoEEittee

R.jinrler Sehr CoDmitte.

100. "Sadhtr J.@ Panpdlla YoeaE" wd foulded by :

6) M.A. Snvglilvd coDEine.

{C) Mj( Xrd C.naittee

(A) SEo Ndayrm Cur(C) Chattlnbi SwMilal

(B)

(D)

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